Creativity

Fairy tales are just for little kids, aren't they? Not when they're twisted around and retold in versions tailor-made for a second- or third-grader's sense of humor! From "Little Red Running Shorts" to "The Princess and the Bowling Ball," readers will delight as the familiar becomes ridiculous — in both words and pictures.

George, a small African monkey, is taken from his jungle home to live in a big city Zoo. Along the way, sailors save him from the sea, angry firemen put him in jail, and stolen balloons fly him high above the city — all because he is a curious little monkey!

Jack and Annie had had adventures with Merlin, the ancient magician, before. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. Now, they found a seashell with a rhyme from Merlin asking them to help rescue the Sword of Light. Before they return home barefooted, they will explore underwater caves, meet a sea serpent, mystical selkies, and a huge Spider Queen.

Though the question is quite simple,
Simple answers might be wrong.
If you want to know the right one,
Help the genius all day long,
Morning, noon, and afternoon,
Till the night bird sings its song.

B is for bandit...

When Traveling Bear and Mookie can't find a ride to the movies, it takes a lot of  investigating and hard work to find another way to get there. Is it worth all the  effort? For a great movie and free popcorn - absolutely!